Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the infectious groove of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September," a timeless classic that blends disco, funk, and R&B into pure joy. Through its catchy rhythms and memorable phrases like "Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?", you can immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of the 70s and experience how music can communicate pure emotion, even with seemingly nonsensical lyrics. This song offers a fantastic entry point to understanding the lyrical flow and upbeat energy characteristic of English-language funk and soul music.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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chasing /ˈtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/ B1 |
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clouds /klaʊdz/ A2 |
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hearts /hɑːrts/ A2 |
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souls /soʊlz/ B1 |
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danced /dænst/ A1 |
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stars /stɑːrz/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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day /deɪ/ A1 |
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thoughts /θɔːts/ B1 |
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hands /hændz/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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blue /bluː/ A1 |
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true /truː/ A2 |
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golden /ˈɡoʊl.dən/ B2 |
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dreams /driːms/ A2 |
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shiny /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Do you remember the 21st night of September?
➔ Simple Present Question
➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "do" to form a question in the simple present tense. Asks if the listener recalls a specific event.
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Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
➔ Past Continuous Tense
➔ Uses "was" + verb-ing to describe an action in progress in the past. Describes the act of love transforming perceptions.
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While chasin' the clouds away
➔ Participle Clause
➔ "Chasin'" is a present participle acting as an adverbial clause, describing an action happening simultaneously with the main clause. Short for "While (they were) chasing..."
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Our hearts were ringin' in the key that our souls were singin'
➔ Relative Clause with past continuous
➔ Uses a relative clause "that our souls were singin'" to modify "the key." Both "were ringin'" and "were singin'" are in the past continuous tense, indicating ongoing actions in the past.
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How the stars stole the night away
➔ Indirect Question
➔ This is an embedded question acting as the object of the verb "remember". The word order is statement order (subject-verb) rather than question order.
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Never was a cloudy day
➔ Inversion (negative adverb)
➔ The sentence starts with the negative adverb "Never," causing inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb. The standard word order would be "A cloudy day was never".
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Found the love that we shared in September
➔ Relative Clause with past simple
➔ The relative clause "that we shared in September" modifies "the love". The verb "shared" is in the past simple, referring to a completed action in the past.
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